Staple puller



g- 20, 1940- G. A. SEWARD 2,212,080

S TAPLE FULLER Filed July 11, 1939 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 20,1940 ca rn!) STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,212,080 STAPLE FULLER George AlfredSeward, Rossville, Ga. Application July 11, 1939, Serial No. 283,877

1 Claim.

My invention relates to staple pullers and has as one of the principalobjects thereof the provision of a staple puller so constructed andarranged as to be readily insertable between the 5 legs of a staple andto coact with the object to which a staple is secured to effect removalof the staple therefrom.

A special object of my invention is to provide a staple puller of theabove described character 10 so constructed and arranged as to precludedamage to wire or the like extending through said staple during removalof said staple from an object.

A further object of my invention is to provide a 15 staple puller of theabove described character which is simple in construction, durable inuse, efiicient in operation and economical in manufacture.

Other objects and advantages-will be apparent 20 from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

25 Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention illustrating the sameas applied to a staple to effect removal of the latter from an object.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of my invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof.

3 Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In practicing my invention, as illustrated in the drawing, I provide astaple puller formed with a pair of oppositely disposed end sectionsconsti- 35 tuting handle and staple removing sections 5 and 6respectively. The staple removing section 6 is of a substantiallysemi-arrow-headed or semisagittal configuration having front and rearends l2 and 8, respectively, and provided with oppo- 40 sitely disposedside faces. The section 6 is preferably fashioned of metal and is of anelongated, relatively thin and fiat construction and one of the sidefaces, indicated at I, extends lengthwise of the section while the otherface is fashioned 45 with front, rear and interjacent portions 9, ID

and II, respectively. The front and rear portions 9 and III inclineinwardly towards the front and rear ends of the section 6 while theinterja-cent portion is disposed at the converging ends of the portions9 and Ill and is of an invected or arcuate shaped configuration. Thesection 5 is of an elongated configuration and is also preferablyconstructed of metal and serves both as a handle and as a means foroperating the sec- 55 tion 6. The front end I2 of the section 6 ispreferably beveled as at I2 to facilitate insertion of the sectionbetween the legs of a staple as hereinafter more fully described.

In use, the front end of the sections is inserted between the legs I4 ofa staple I5 secured to an 5 object, for instance a timber I3 as clearlyillustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing. When the front end of thesection 6 is inserted between the legs of the staple, said section ismoved in a direction advancing the rear end 8 towards the staple 10 I5thereby effecting sliding engagement of the face 'I with the timber andcamming engagement of the portion 9 with the loop I6 of the staplethereby forcing the staple outwardly from the timber I3. To effectivelyforce the staple out of the timber I3 in the foregoing manner the outerend of the handle section 5 may be driven, for instance by a hammer,towards the staple thus facilitating and accelerating removal of thestaple.

In instances of staples having relatively long legs and which extend anappreciable distance within the timber, it will be found necessary 'todrive the section IS a sufiicient distance between the legs of thestaple to effect engagement of the interjacent portion I I with the loopof the staple whereupon the face I may be rocked on the timber I3 toeffect removal of the staple therefrom. In instances where the staple isattached to a substantially plane or level surface, the section 6 isremoved from the staple upon engagement of the portion II with thelatter and said puller reversed and the section 6 reinserted in thestaple to effect engagement of the portion II with the object whereuponthe portion I I serves as a pivot to permit outward pivoting of thefront end of the section 6 to force the staple from the object.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a simple andefiicient device capable of removing staples of various sizes fromobjects towhich they are secured. It will also be noted that the section6 is relatively thin with respect to the-distance between the legs ofthe staple, thus permitting the section 6 to be positioned to one sideof strands of wire or the like extending through the staple to precludedamage or severance of said wire by the device during removal of thestaple.

As heretofore stated, the beveled front end I2 facilitates insertion ofthe section 6 within the staple especially in those instances where thestaple is deeply embedded within an object.

It is obvious that the invention is not confined to the herein describeduse therefor as it may be utilized for any purpose to which it isadaptable. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is notlimited to the specific construction as illustrated and described, asthe same is only illustrative of the principles of operation, which arecapable of extended application in advance forms, and that the inventioncomprehends all construction within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: v

A staple puller formed with a staple removing section having front andrear ends, said section being of an elongated configuration and providedwith oppositely disposed side faces with one of the latter extendingsubstantially lengthwise of said section, the other of said facesfashioned with front, interjacent and rear portions with said front andrear portions inclining inwardly towards said front and rear ends,respectively,

said front portion coacting with said lengthwise face to define a wedgefor insertion within a staple fixed to a support to effect outwardmovement of said staple with respect to said support upon forwardmovement of said Wedge while in engaged relation with said staple andsupport, said interjacent portion being of an invected configuration anddisposed between said front and rear portions for pivotal engagementwith said support for effecting outward movement of said Wedge andremoval of said staple from said support.

GEORGE ALFRED SEWARD.

